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Supporting Climate-Smart Infrastructure Projects – Case Studies

This publication presents six case studies—three international and three from Turkey—showcasing climate-smart infrastructure projects that promote green and resilient urban development.

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Combating Heat in Cities: Operationalizing the Urban Heat Agenda at the World Bank

This report stems from growing concern about the threat of extreme heat in urban settings and its adverse impacts on health.

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Calculating Indicators From Global Geospatial Data Sets for Benchmarking and Tracking Change in the Urban Environment

This technical note discusses methods for using these data in combination with locally meaningful jurisdictional boundaries to calculate local measurements of indicators on several themes—includi

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Cities, Culture, Creativity: Learning from the Republic of Korea’s Experience

This report describes examples demonstrating the leading role that Korea can play globally and provides practical insights on the importance of cultural and creative industries (CCIs) for economi

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Gender and Sustainable Cities

Climate change is set to exacerbate existing inequalities across regions and negatively impact

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Analyzing the Spatial Patterns of the Elderly's Daily Activities

The living environment is an important resource for Chinese cities to response the challenge o

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[DATASET] Resource Watch

More data are available today than ever before.

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Decision Maker’s Guides for Solid Waste Management Technologies

The Decision Maker’s Guides for Solid Waste Management Technologies were created to help may

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Smart Management for LED-based Public Lighting: City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Local governments can lead on climate action through municipal service areas such as public li

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Sustainable Financing and Policy Models for Municipal Composting

Many large-scale composting projects in developing countries face technical and financial challenges yet the financial aspects are less well under

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